Definitions for: Indolent

[adj] (pathology) of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
[adj] disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

Webster (1913) Definition: In"do*lent, a. [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p.
pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]
1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]

2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually
idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.

To waste long nights in indolent repose. --Pope.

3. (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an
indolent tumor.

Syn: Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive;
inert. See Idle.

Synonyms: faineant, idle, inactive, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy

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